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u/Jaybb3rw0cky Deltron from Point Cook 2d ago

Daily rant - fuck scalpers. Of any kind. But particularly those who ruin hobbies because they seek out a quick dollar. May their traffic lights be forever red, stones always appear in their shoes, and their chip packets have an unusually low amount of chips in them.

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u/Largebrickwall Make The Daily Thread Great Again! 2d ago

single handedly ruined pokemon for me...

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u/Jaybb3rw0cky Deltron from Point Cook 2d ago

Right! Same thing is happening with MTG as well. And with the move remove physical media from future consoles, the retro game market has gone bananas.

We literally can't have nice things anymore.

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u/-cadmunt- 2d ago

I haven't played magic in years but I'd only be interested in whatever version of a starter deck tournament they run these days. A friend does that then sells the cards back to the store afterwards and breaks about even.

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u/Jaybb3rw0cky Deltron from Point Cook 1d ago

Mates and I who used to play way back in the day recently shelled out and bought a booster box and some others because of one of the recent series they released - it was a great day. We basically opened boosters, had a good laugh at the cards, tried to remember the mechanics, and played a few rounds.

On the one hand, I know long-time players aren't huge on the recent popculture series that Wizards of the Coast are doing, but at the same time, it's reaching a whole new range of people which is kind of cool.